Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 32.017 1992 33.423 1993 34.197 1994 34.756 1995 35.913 1996 36.78 1997 37.516 1998 37.878 1999 38.12 2000 37.724 2001 36.749 2002 36.47 2003 37.823 2004 39.244 2005 40.16 2006 41.317 2007 42.262 2008 44.207 2009 44.645 2010 45.501 2011 47.525 2012 47.775 2013 47.91 2014 48.564 2015 48.431 2016 48.194 2017 48.72 2018 49.287 2019 49.451 2020 45.459 2021 46.599 2022 50.043 2023 51.769